Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-30
The WeIconaa Rain.

ORLAND, April 9th-Heavy and much
needed showers fell here to-day, and good
crops seemed to be now assured.
CoTroNwooD, April 29th.-A rain-storm
set in this morning and continued all day.
The prospects are favorable for continu-
alton.
YREKA, April 29th.--Heavy ram COM
meDced this morning.
WHEATLAND, April 29th.-A light shower
of rain fell here this morning. The wind
is south. 1t is still cloudy. The crops are
looking well.
REDDING, April 29th.-A warm rain has
been falling since o'clock this morning.
TEMPLEroN, April 29th.-Rain COM
menced falling at o'clock this morning,
increasing to good pourdown. The wheat
is the best in the State.
PLAoERyILLE, April 29th.-Rain COM
menced falling here about o'clock this
afternoon and up to Z P. NJ. has continued
to fall, with prospect of raining all night.
NEVADA CITY, April 29th-A thunder
shower visited this place at o'clock p NJ
1t has been raining gently all day, and will
do great good to growing crops.
PETALUMA, April 29th.-Last night and
this forenoon AZ of an inch of rain fell.
This afternoon a very cold and severe WinG-
storm is blowing.
TRINITY CENTER, April 29th.-It COM
menced raining about 6 a. ". to-day and
continued until P. ". About an inch of
rain has fallen. The rain was much
needed, and is of great benefit to crops.
MERGED, April 29th.-A heavy shower of
rain fell here about 5 O'Clock this afternoon,
lasting about ten minutes and settling the
dust nicely. 1t is cloudy, cool and calm
tonight.
Alice Same White Man.
MARYsvILLE, April 29th.-Three Chinese
arrested at Hunts Hill on Bear river, last
week, for contempt of Court in violating
the anti-debris injunction by operating a
hydraulic mine, were to-day found guilty,
and sentenced by Judge Keyser to pay a
fine of $500 each, with the option of i'm
prisonment at the rate of 81 per day. This
is the severest sentence the law allows for
contempt.
On Trial for Murder.
SAN BERNARDINo, April 29th.-The case of
Callahan, who murdered Ferris in this
city on the 29th of March, came up for
trial in the Superior Court to-day. The
prisoner has entirely changed in appear
arce, and is now perfectly calm and col
lected. Great interest is taken in this case.
The day was consumed in impaneling a
jury.
A Murderer Seen.
STOCKTON, April 29th.-Hi James, the
slayer of Lem Dougherty of Lodi, is re-
ported to have begged a dinner at the
Feigues farm house, near Clements, yester-
day. He was recognized by an acquaint-
ance. Sheriff Cunningham started on a
search for him last night
STOCKTON, April 29th-P. M.-Sheriff
Cunningham has returned from Clements,
and reports that James has not been seen
there.
Big Shark, or Big Story.
San Francisco, April 29th-A monster
basking shark, caught in Monterey bav
several days ago by the fishing schooner U.
s. Grant, is to be exhibited at the market
of n. Paulini & Co, on Merchant street. 1t
weighs four and half tons, is thirty-five
five feet long and twenty feet in circumfer-
ence at the largest part.
Santa Rosa Items.
SANTA Rosa, April 29th-A fire was dis
covered in a bedroom at Braetzal & Had
rick's restaurant at 4 o'clock this afternoon
but was extnguished with slight loss.
The newly-inished Episcopal Church
was dedicated by Bishop Wingfield, and
there were several coEtrmati0us.
Santa Rosa as ~ HaiIrogd Center
SANTA Rosa, April 29th-[Special.l l.
Considerable interest is being taken in the
Donahne westward extension to Sebasta-
pol. The people of that place have pro-
cured the right OF way, except 81. 600 value.
A meeting Of citizens there tomorrow will
raise that amount Donanue promises. the
completion of the road within three
months.
Rape Case Easily Settled
SAN JOSE, April 29th.-Harry Maynard,
who was charged with rape on Miss Bar.
bara Diehl, was brought here this after
noon from Templeton Shortly after his
arrival he was married to Miss Diehl at the
Episcopal Church, and the charge against
him will be dismissed tomorrow.
Convicted of Murder.
SAN JOSE, April 29th.--Jose Ramirez,
charged with the murder of Fernando
Acero at Almaden on February 23d, was
this evening found guilty of murder in the
first degree.
A Crushed Skull.
EUREKA April 29th-Peter Johnson,
foreman of the Harpst & Spring shingle
mill near Arcata, was killed Thursday by
falling tree crushing in his skull. He was
Swede, and AZ years old.
Death of a Santa Cruz Citizen.
SANTA CRUZ, April 29th.-Francisco Al
zina, highly respected Spanish
resident, and the first Sheriff of this county,
died in this city to-day, aged Ga years.
Painful Accident.
CoTroNwooD, April 29th.-C. H. Rich
ards, a prosperous fruit-grower in the foot
hills west of town, had his right leg broken
to-day by falling tree.
Held for Murder.
NEVADA CITY, April 29th.-Fred. Dinuc-
ci, the Italian woodchopper who stabbed
and killed Joe Sartoretti, another wood
chopper, last Sunday, on his examination
to-day was held to answer for murder